St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-13
The MethOdiStS in Conference
The Seymour Case on
Trial.
Annual Convention of Woman
Suffragists--The Steffas
NaStineSS.
Scandinavian Soldiers Com
lng---The Mills Making
Flour Very Rapidly.
LABOR DAY,
A Large Crowd in Attendance at
the E,yDOSitiOn

the Exposition.
The exercises of Labor DAY at the En-
position began later than advertised.
and il was about $50 p. III. when c. W.
Curtis. who had charge of the pro-
gramme. came forward and introduced
Mrs. Leonura Barry. She is splendid
specimen of Womanhood-let ii be
added. Of fair Ireiand'S wOmanhOod.
for the Green Isle claims her as
its Owll-and she has all the fire and
eloquence of that eloquent race. In the
course III her remarks SHE alluded in
beautiful language to the fair and
breezy surroundings of Minnesota. as
compared with the crowded tenements.
the nolSOme alleys, and the miSerieS of
eastern cities. On behalf OF the three
million working women OF America she
would speak to-day, and especially
OF their unfortunate sisterhood
who lived and worked in
depreciation and poverty in
New York and other large cities. There
were thousands of women in that. the
metropolis of the country. who were
not III amy way individually controlled,
but were made slaves and degraded in
the employ of rich corporations and
SyndlcateS who TO more valued hu
man hfe than cattle, except the amount
of labor that life could mechanically
perform. She would ask their cOnSid-
Grafton for the women who made
pants at : cents pair and
mems vests for - cents apiece.
She would ask their consideration for
the women who made shirts from : to q
cents 4 pair-shirts thar were rctailed
in the stores for 81 apiece-fOr the
women who worked for twelve OF four
teen hours. seven days a week, with no
time 10 go TO worship, and anyway half
Of them never had time to learn there
was Lord. She did not ask for these
women charity or mercy, but Justice.
the eternal, interchangeable law OF human
justice. Was it any wonder that women
Went aStray? Was it any wonder that
those who did not lead the horrible rou-
tine till death should give surcease
might hasten into that life which was
worse than death, Il life of prostitution
and degradation? Anyet. in face of eX-
listing circumstances, that frequently
was the case. There was hut one or
ganizatiOn of men that had ever come
forward ana said let woman have equal
pay with the men-that organiZa-
was the Knights of Labor
1t had something of the grand old
American air of justice and equality
among all Of the early American decla-
ratiOns. She was proud of the Knights
for their grand work. proud of being a
Knight, and she hoped and trusted her
sisters more happily placed in this beau
tiful Northwestern city, gifted with
happy homes, fresh air and beautiful
climate, would turn pitying eye
on their unfortunate sisters in
the older East; in the pent up
rooms at the hateful work
x1rith tho roaltr1r fri,- %6,,;,
aid aud alliance in every manner pos
sible, so they can get fair remuneration
for their wage, and, in fact, they can
secure the cry of the Knights of Labor,
Equal pay for equal work among wo-
men as well as men,
Mrs. Barry had here to stop and eX-
press regret for not being able to con-
tinue her remarks, owing to the terrible
strain the Music hall is upon the voice.
This seemed to be extremely regretted
by the audience, and when Mrs. Barry
finished she received quite an ovation,
which she richly deserved, for, beside
strong melOdiouS voice. her figure is
striking and Interesting and her range
of language covers a wide field of elO-
Quence and power.
Mrs. Barry was followed by Richard
Trevellick, the well-knOwn orator of
the labor movement. from Detroit. He
is the embodiment of the well-informed.
sturdy, honest, Anglo Saxon laboring
man. In early life he was a sailor and
has all the appearance of that hardy
class of men. He is not exactly the
man whose diatribeS would be welcome
in the halls of the cultured and wealthy.
but there is a ring of honest toll and
the workshop that was very welcome to
the audience he was addressing
He Drefaced his remarks by
eul0gising Minnesota, Minneapolis
and the illumination and then
apolOgiZed for the nOn-appearance of
Terrence V. POwderly on account of
the immense amount Of work that illus
tri0us man had to do. DR.. Trevellick
embellished his lecture with a gooG
many funny stories that raised lots of
laughter, but the principal part of his
speech was reference to the fact that
ton of creed, color or be-
lief. That the law of Christ
or people to love one another had
been dead for thousands of years and
they were only trying to revive it when
he SAID the Orangeman and Catholic
fought in Ireland, and those who started
it lived on them both, and cooked their
fng ,rs while the bitter hatred went
alon :, and here in America the politi-
cldll> NtIc tSSlllS parties Oll 10 llg1lU one
anotl er, and laughing in their sleeves
while they held the fat positions They
hoped to change some of this. ThevhOped
to teach what the churches didn't love
among men and to honor all men if they
hOnOred themselves. In conclusion he
advised workingmen to quit drinking.
spend their nights home in self-imprOve-
ment and emphasized this by saying
twas but the echo of Terence V. Pow
derly's sentiments.
The attendance was not very large.
On the platform sat Messrs. G. NJ.
Palmer, Frank Mead. Col. Fred Bracket
and q few ladies and gentlemen of no
official position.
AT NIGHT.
There was much larger attendance
at the evening exercises of the Knights
of Labor than in the afternoon, and was
caused by the presence of General
Master Workman Powderly. General
Secretary Charles Litchman and other
famous members of the organization
The platform was crowded with dele
gates from all over the country,
and famous local characters. Among
these latter figured that irrepressibe
aHd popular public speaker, Mai.
Ames. G. NJ. Palmer, Frank Mead, Col.
Fred Bracket and the following dis
tnguished delegates from other cities:
S. H. Hall, Norwich. Conn; Andrew
Carroll, Ontario, Can; w. +. Farrcn,
MesOla, Tex; J. r. Sovereign, Allan
tie, To-; Thomas Williams, Youngstown,
o.: John Gleason, Knoxville, Tenn;